putrid

[pyoo-trid] /ˈpyu trɪd/
adjective
1.
in a state of foul decay or decomposition, as animal or vegetable matter; rotten.
2.
of, pertaining to, or attended by putrefaction.
3.
having the odor of decaying flesh.
4.
thoroughly corrupt, depraved, or evil.
5.
of very low quality; rotten.
Origin
1375-1425; late Middle English < Latin putridus rotten, equivalent to putr(ēre) to rot + -idus -id4
Related forms
putridity, putridness, noun
putridly, adverb
unputrid, adjective
unputridly, adverb
unputridness, noun
unputridity, noun
Synonyms
3. fetid. 4. immoral.
Examples from the web for putrid
  • Most are caused by cooking fats and oils, which congeal to form a thick, putrid layer around drains and sewer walls.
  • Much of it remains under water, stewing in a putrid mix of chemicals and corpses.
British Dictionary definitions for putrid

putrid

/ˈpjuːtrɪd/
adjective
1.
(of organic matter) in a state of decomposition, usually giving off a foul smell: putrid meat
2.
morally corrupt or worthless
3.
sickening; foul: a putrid smell
4.
(informal) deficient in quality or value: a putrid film
Derived Forms
putridity, putridness, noun
putridly, adverb
Word Origin
C16: from Latin putridus rotten, from putrēre to be rotten
Word Origin and History for putrid
adj.

early 15c., from Latin putridus, from putrere "to rot," from putris "rotten, crumbling," related to putere "to stink," from PIE root *pu- "to rot, stink" (see pus). First in reference to putrid fever, an old name for typhus (also known in Middle English as putrida). Related: Putrification.

putrid in Medicine

putrid pu·trid (pyōō'trĭd)
adj.

  1. Decomposed; foul-smelling; rotten.

  2. Proceeding from, relating to, or exhibiting putrefaction.